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Hawaii, Bahamas bowls canceled by ESPN due to pandemicBy The Associated PressThe Hawaii and Bahamas bowls were canceled by ESPN Events on Friday because of the pandemic and related travel restrictions.The games are typically played in December and are two of 17 owned and operated by ESPN. The cancellation...

AP College Football WriterWaiting game: 15 days between CFP semifinals, championshipBy RALPH D. RUSSOGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The matchup is set for a tantalizing College Football Playoff national championship game.On one side, defending champion Clemson, with its 29-game winning streak. On the other, unbeaten and No. 1 LSU, with...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Go behind the scenes of an FCS football practiceBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - All they need is Brent Musburger, who announced North Dakota State at Montana in the FCS Kickoff game two years ago, saying, "You are looking Facebook Live at …"Before the 2017 season kicks off...

Associated PressNo. 19 Wisconsin to start QB Jack Coan in season openerBy TAMIRA MADSENMADISON, Wis. (AP) There was no formal announcement on Sunday when Jack Coan was named starter at quarterback for 19th-ranked Wisconsin, which opens the season Friday at South Florida.The news came as no surprise, since...

AP Sports WriterVirginia looks for better showing against triple-optionBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) Virginia's championship hopes could be dashed before the Cavaliers take the field Saturday.Yet, there isn't time to fret over what-ifs.The triple-option demands their full attention.Georgia Tech leads the nation in rushing yards with an average of...

Associated PressIndiana needs near perfection to stop No. 4 Penn StateBy TRAVIS JOHNSONSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Although No. 4 Penn State needed a touchdown pass in the final seconds last week to keep its dream of a playoff berth alive, the down-to-the-wire game hasn't shaken the Nittany Lions'...

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) Mississippi is piling up points faster than at any time in its football history.Now the third-ranked Rebels (3-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) host one of the league's best defensive teams so far this season in Vanderbilt (1-2, 0-1).The list of superlatives for the Rebels' offense is...

Associated PressKendall returns with West Virginia to face No. 5 OklahomaBy MURRAY EVANSNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Quarterback Austin Kendall always wanted to lead his football team onto Oklahoma's Owen Field, seeking a win over a Big 12 Conference rival before another sellout crowd. He will, though he will be...

Associated PressAuthor Krakauer wins order for release of rape case recordsBy MATT VOLZHELENA, Mont. (AP) A judge has ordered the conditional release of records about a University of Montana rape case to author Jon Krakauer after a four-year dispute that pitted student privacy against the public's right to...

Oklahoma State, Tulsa agree to 8-year football seriesTULSA, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma State and Tulsa have agreed to an eight-year football series.According to Friday's announcement, Tulsa will host in 2024, 2026, 2028 and 2030, while Oklahoma State will host in the odd years of 2025, 2027, 2029 and 2031.The...

Big 12's preseason best: Ehlinger, Murray, Hurts top awardsIRVING, Texas (AP) Texas junior quarterback Sam Ehlinger has been tabbed the Big 12 preseason offensive player of the year, with Oklahoma junior linebacker Kenneth Murray taking the defensive honor.Jalen Hurts, the former Alabama quarterback who is at Oklahoma as...

Things to watch during Week 12 in the Big 12 Conference. The league's four Top 25 teams will be playing at the same time less than 90 miles apart in Oklahoma. If the Sooners and Oklahoma State win Saturday night, their Bedlam game on Thanksgiving weekend would be for...